21.   Chechen rebels, who insist that Chechnya is independent from Russia, have repeatedly said in the past that they would not accept any amnesty offers from Russia.

22.   The presidential amnesty offer came after an announcement in January that the authorities had dismantled a Mossad spy network.

23.   Sar Kheng said the government would not make any amnesty offers to Paet, the way it normally does to attract other guerrilla defectors.